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Hereditary caliphate

This dimension sorts polities by their form of government, a monarchy, a republic, an empire or a confederation. Wikipedia notes that a polity is "the unit or entity of a political community or body politic," a body that always organizes itself under one particular form of government. Browsing by government type keeps polities governed the same way grouped together.

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632 CE 1
Hereditary caliphate
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1. Wikipedia: Caliphate
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During the medieval period, three major caliphates succeeded each other: the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661), the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750), and the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1517).
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